Wait, I Thought This Was A Bed

Alayne and I had just gotten up from the dinner table the other evening when we saw blind Callie start climbing into the toy box in the living room.  Now, this was something we had never seen a dog do before.  And for good reason.  For starters, it's hard to climb into, with high metal sides that bend outwards from the base.  It's even more insurmountable (or so we thought) for a short-legger like Callie, because the box is quite a bit taller than she is.

But as we stood there watching, puzzled, she continued to maneuver her way into it, first with her front paws on the rim and then pulling herself up over the edge and into it.  We wondered what she was doing, and then it occurred to us she must have momentarily become confused and thought it was a bed.  Callie isn't into toys, so we knew she wasn't doing this to get a favorite plaything.   Frankly, neither one of us thought she could actually hoist herself all the way into it, and moreover, we figured she would suddenly realize what it was and quit midway. 

We were wrong. 

Over the top she went! 

I zoomed into the office to get the camera.

As soon as she landed inside the toy box, she realized her mistake.  She instantly had this odd look on her face.  "Oops!  This isn't what I thought it was!" 

She milled around on top of the toys, determined where her four corners were and the size of the box, and confirmed her navigation error.  We could see the Dachshund version of a worried, furrowed brow develop on her face.  "Dang.  How embarrassing.  Definitely not a bed."  I don't think it helped that she knew we were standing there watching her.

Now she turned her attention to trying to get out of the toy box.

Not wanting to prolong her embarrassment, and not wanting to have her jump out of the box, Alayne scooped her up and set her on the floor.  Mustering as much dignity as she could, Callie waddled off in search of the real thing.

Comments

[Boundforglory]

Seeing this was certainly different; I had a good laugh....at Steve's writing, Callie, not at your adorable expense. : )

I'm sure the perfect sleeping spot was found shortly after; that crawl in and exploration was probably exhausting!

[Jessica, NL]

Isn't is wonderful when you can capture those "once in a lifetime" moments? Callie won't do that again, what if Alayne wasn't around next time??

There is a picture in my head that I wish I could show you all but I can only describe it... some years ago I had two cats, one was a real 'box-fanatic', every box, bag or carton he would climb in and take a nap in. Never mind, nothing special, but I did see the "once in a lifetime" check that the OTHER cat did one afternoon. He got in a box with a determined look on his face, to once-and-for-all really check out if he was missing out on something here. So he sat there, looked around if that was all and my, was it boring...he got out and he never, ever did it again!

[Sonya Brooks]

One thing about it, you never have a dull moment at RDR. Way to go Callie, even if it wasn't a bed. Love to all at RDR.

[Nancy Kelly]

Thanks for helping her preserve her dignity Alayne!

Nancy

[daryl]

Aw, not so long ago our Rosie who can see oopsed and peed in the toy box .. all over Gus's toys .. I am sure HE thinks it was on purpose... I know the error was due to someone shutting the bathroom door so she couldnt get to her litter box

[Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin]

Oh, little Callie. I just love her & I can imagine she thought exactly what you said. Dang, how did I do this? As she walked away she was also thinking, I'm so glad I've got Alayne to help me out of that silly perdicament, now where is the real thing, I'm 5 min late for my evening nap!

[ginger]

Not to worry, Callie. We all make mistakes.....we just don't have Steve taking photos of us & posting them on the blog for all to see. (But then I'm not cute like you are, either!)
Hugs to all,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit